Committee on International Radiology Education (CIRE)

Responsible for (a) implementing Board-authorized programs designed to educate and train qualified international radiologists on issues, skills, and technologies not readily available to them, particularly those in low resource nations; (b) pursuing programs, including electronic applications for distance learning, to enhance and elevate the level of radiologic education in low resource nations; (c) providing educational programs and materials at the RSNA annual meeting to raise awareness of RSNA involvement in international education and outreach, as well as spotlighting relevant issues identified through committee programs; and (d) advising the RSNA Board on international issues in radiology education and research. Member duties: participating on at least one subcommittee is expected -- Derek Harwood-Nash (DHN) International Fellowship Program, Introduction to Research for International Young Academics (IRIYA), Education Materials & Journal Awards Program, Global Learning Centers (GLC) Program

Guillermo Elizondo-Riojas, MD, PhD, Chair
Monterrey, NL mexico

Muhammad S. Ahmadu, BSc, MBBS, Member
Maiduguri, Borno State nigeria

Juliana M. Bueno, MD, Member
Charlottesville, VA

Ernst Garcon, MD, Member
New York, NY

Judy W. Gichoya, MBChB, MS, Member
Atlanta, GA

Shabnam B. Grover, MD, DMRD, Member
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh india

Bruno Hochhegger, PhD, Member
Gainesville, FL

Sarwat Hussain, MD, Member
Glen Allen, VA

Musturay Karcaaltincaba, MD, Member
Ankara, turkey

Simone P. Montoya, MD, Member
Greenville, NC

Giovanni Morana, MD, Member
Treviso, TV italy

Mini V. Pakkal, FRCR, MBBS, Member
Toronto, ON canada

Jean-Pierre Tasu, MD, PhD, Member
Poitiers, france

Thazin Than, MBBS, PhD, Member
Yangon, Yangon myanmar

James M. Kofler Jr, PhD, Member/Physics
Jacksonville, FL

Minerva Becker, MD, PhD, ESR Representative
Geneva 14, switzerland

Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, Board Liaison
Winchester, MA

Meredith McNeil , Staff Contact
Oak Brook, IL